Automobile wind wing



June 1932- c. J. w. SODERBERG 1,854,868

AUTOMOBILE WIND WING Filed Jan. 2, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 gmentov Cagaenfwjoo'erfierg June 28, 1932. c w SODERBERG 1,864,868

AUTOMOBILE WIND WING Filed Jan. 2, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 C Q's nerd [[[Jqderberg Fatented June 28 i932 casrm J. W. SODERIBEBG, F ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON anroinomnn wrnn write Application filed January 2, 1930. Serial No. 418,014.

My invention relates generally to windows, will automatically move inwardly into closed but more particularly to windows of motor position, or may be stopped and held at any vehicles. adjusted position within its limits of movelhe desirability of wind wings to guard ment.

against the admission of drafts to the interior Other objects, and particularly such as re- 35 of an automobile, while yet permitting the ter more directly to the mechanical features window to be left partly or wholly open is of my invention, willbebest ascertained from increasingly recognized, but these wings may a study of the drawings, of this specification. be a source of danger, in that, when they and of the claim.

m collect rain drops or dust, and especially in My invention comprises the novel parts, do the glare of approaching cars at night, it is and the novel combination and arrangement extremely dificult to see through them. For thereof, as shown in the accompanying drawsuch reasons it is not desirable that they be ings, described in the specification, and as left projecting permanently, but they should particularly defined by the claim which terbe so mounted that they can be drawn in. minates the same. i 5 However, the means for controlling such In the accompanying drawings, l have wind wings are of necessity wholly without shown my invention in a form which is now the car, and not operable from within the preferred by me.

car, except, of course, by thrusting the hand Figure 1 1s an inside elevation of a door,

go through the window opening,-for which purshowing my invention incorporated therein. pose the window must be largely, it not Figure 2 is a section through such a door, wholly, open. on the line 22 of Figure 1.

It is frequently desirable to keep the win- Figure 3 is a vertical section on an enlarged dow largely closed, yet to permit some openscale, taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

the wind an ing for purposes of ventilation, but with the Figure 4 is an inside elevation o ordinary automobile window it can be opened wing forming part of my invention, in a only from the top, and in consequence of its slightly modifie form, and Figure 5 is a view extreme width, even when wind wings are similar to Figure 2 of the modification. employed, eddies will blow in through the Figure 6 is a side elevation of an operatno partly opened window, with certain discoming means for my invention, parts being in at) tort to the driver and to those in the rear of section. the car, and with possible ill eilects on their Fi re 7 is a transverse sectional view on health. the line 7-7 of Figure 6. v

lhe objects of my invention then, are to An automobile door of any desired or usual provide a wind wing which is uilt into the construction is illustrated at 9, this having to car as an integral part thereof, and which is the window opening in its upper portion, operable from within the car without the as is customary. Within this window opennecessity of opening the window, and, to proing I position a pane of glass, indicated at vide a wind wing by means of which a sutfi- 8, this being like the window which forms no cient amount of opening may be left for venpart of the usual automobile door eenstruc- M tilation, guarded by the wind wing against tion, except that it extends from the rear the entry of drafts, and rmitting the winedge 91 of the door opening 90 forwardly, dow opening, especiall th: rear part thereof, but not as far as the forward edge 92. It to be otherwise close to prevent the entry may be uided in the usual manner at 91, and a of undesired drafts. Y may be ikewise' guided in a vertical strip 93, 95 Another object of my invention is to prowhich extends between the upper edge and ride a wind wing which, in efiect, is a part the sill of the window opening 90, and which of the ordinary window, but which. is promay be provided with a channel for the recepvided with means urging it inwardly to the tion of the forward edge of the pane 8. The

and that upon rele of a holding member it operation of this window may be obtained in NW I any manner desired, and the means for operating it may be any of those means now customarily employed for windows of full width, and to illustrate such a window-operating means I have shown the handle 94.

Forwardly of the pane 8 is the transparent shield or wind wing 1. This is preferably of a height to fit between and close the space between the upper edge of the opening 90 and the sill of the window opening, and of a width to close the space from the forward edge 92 of the Window opening to the forward edge of the window pane 8, or at least it extends to the vertical strip 93, which may have a flange or ledge 95 on which the rear edge of the wind wing 1 may seat when the latter is in closed position.

llt will be understood that the wind wing 1 is pivotally supported at its forward edge to swing outwardly into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2. Various means of accomplishing this may be employed. l have illustrated a vertical post 11, which is supported inbearings 12 at the top and bottom of the forward edge of the window opening 90, and which extends downwardly to a suitable thrust bearin or footing at 13. These bearings, it will ie understood, are within the door, and are concealed. Secured upon the post 11 is a channeled frame 10, in which the shield 1 is secured.

As one means of swinging the shield 1 li may provide a rack bar 2, guided at 20 for movement longitudinally of the door, this rack bar meshing with a rack pinion 21, on the shaft 28 of which is carried a handle 22, and to the rack bar is' connected a link 23, which in turn connects to the swinging end of a lever arm 2'4, secured directly upon the upright post 11. Longitudinal movement of the rack bar 2 causes swinging of the lever arm 24, and consequent movement of the shield 1. In order that the shield may be constantly urged towards closed position, ll may provide a spiral spring 25, one end being secured, as indicated at 26 (see Figure 3) to the door construction, and its other end gging secured to a pin 27 carried by the shaft Since the wind wing would fly inwardly under the influence of the spring 25, unless restrained, ll provide a slotted brace arm 3, pivotally secured to the wind wing or to its frame 10, and a clamping nut 30 secured upon a bolt 31 passing through the slot in the brace 3, by means of which the brace can beclamped and held in any desired position. Release of the clam ing nut 30 releases the wind wing to the in uence of the spring 25, and it may be so arranged as to be thrown inwardly, but it can be held in any selected position by clampin down on the nut 30 when the wind win as assumed the desired position. All of this can be done by the driver in an instant, and without detracting from neeaeea his attention to the operation 'of the car. It is obvious, of course, that the spring may be eliminated, and the entire control of the wind wing left to some such means as the brace 3 and clamping nut 30.

Since some persons might consider the vertical strip 93 to be to some extent an obstruction to the clear View of the driver, and since .it might by some he considered to detract from the appearance of the car, it may be omitted, and the construction will then be as shown in Figures 4 and 5, wherein the rear edge of the wind wing 1 overlaps the forward edge of the pane 8, just outside thereof. It will be noted, too, from this figure, that the post 11 lies just inwardly of the forward edge 92 of the window opening, and that a flange 96 overlaps the post and prevents the entrance of a draft between the post and the edges of the window opening. It will be noted, also, that the frame 10, in the form illustrated, takes the form of a channeled U-shaped member opening rearwardly, the glass wind wing being received and secured in this frame, and the frame being secured to the post 11 by concealed rivets or like securing means, indicated at 19.

What I claim as my invention is:

In combination with a vehicle window frame, a pane of less width than the opening in said frame extending from the rear edge thereof forwardly, a transparent shield extending from the forward edge of the frame rearwardly to close the opening ahead of said pane, an upright post supporting said shield to swing outwardly, a spring operatively con nected to said post to urge the shield inward- 1y, releasable means for holding said shield in any adjusted position, and separate means for moving the shield into any desired position.

Signed at Aberdeen, Washington this 26 day of December, 1929.

CASPER J. W. SODERBERG. V

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